Error retrieving file for VIB ... '_SharedFile' object has no attribute 'writing'

[bartekjan]

Hi,

I would like to export depot to iso. So, I do "export-esximageprofile -imageprofile Community -exporttoiso -filepath 'ESXi-6.5-Custom_r8168_al.iso' -nosignaturecheck -Force". But I receive error like this:

export-esximageprofile : Error retrieving file for VIB 'VMW_bootbank_shim-vmklinux-9-2-3-0_6.5.0-0.0.4564106': ('vib20/shim-vmklinux-9-2-3-0/VMW_bootbank_shim-vmklinux-9-2-3-0_6.5.0-0.0.4564106.vib', "Unable to open VIB archive in streaming mode: '_SharedFile' object
has no attribute 'writing'").
At line:1 char:1
+ export-esximageprofile -imageprofile Community -exporttoiso -filepath ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : NotSpecified: (:) [Export-EsxImageProfile], FaultException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : System.ServiceModel.FaultException,VMware.ImageBuilder.Commands.ExportProfile

What is wrong? How can I resolve this problem?

[lamw]

This looks to be same issue as reported here https://communities.vmware.com/t5/ESXi-Discussions/Custom-ISO-fails-at-Export-ESXImageProfile-with-a... 

Are you also using PowerCLI 13 or earlier version?

[bartekjan]

PowerCLI 13

[networkadmin4]

Hello,

I have the same error. Is there some solution for this?

Thank you

[maksym007]

I thought that Problem was in PowerCLI 13 but now looks somewhere deeper

[networkadmin4]

Yes, error is not just when exporting image. Find the error on the picture below.

ew-EsxImageProfile : Cannot process argument transformation on parameter 'CloneProfile'. No image profile has a name
that matches 'ESXi-8.0-20513097-standard'. You may want to use the Get-EsxImageProfile cmdlet to search for an image
profile.
At line:1 char:35
+ ... ew-EsxImageProfile -CloneProfile "ESXi-8.0-20513097-standard" -Name " ...
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : InvalidData: (:) [New-EsxImageProfile], ParameterBindingArgumentTransformationException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : ParameterArgumentTransformationError,VMware.ImageBuilder.Commands.NewImageProfile

[maksym007]

I hope it will be fixed soon

[carlos29 · Accepted solution]

Hi everyone,

I solved this issue downgrading the VMware.ImageBuilder module. I realized that installing an older version of powercli kept the latest version of this module, which after all is the one that performs the exportation. So I installed an older version of the VMware.ImageBuilder module and simply remove the last version from the modules directory, then I tried the exportation again and it worked.

I hope this help.

[garnt]

Also hitting this issue. Would be good to get it fixed soon.....

[networkadmin4]

Hello,

I solved it by installing PowerCLI version 12.7 and deleting powerCLI 13.0, but just for vmware 7. For vmware vsphere 8 it still doesnt work.

[bartekjan]

Carlos29 -> Yes. It helped. Thank you.

[Bilal041987]

1. For ESXi 8, you can export the image profile with -ExportToBundle switch then you will have to install vCenter 8 and go to Home --> Auto Deploy --> Enable Image Builder --> Software Depots.

Import the zip file that you created.

Click on export. Leave everything default and export the iso.

Secondly, if you want to export image profile using -ExportToISO switch then you must have Python version 3.7.9 instead of 3.7.0 once you installed python 3.7.9 then ImageBuilder will also export the iso as well.

[nomanmiannoor]

Good Job. Really Appreciated👏